Rowing Subscriptions and Costs
We're not going to lie to you - there can be a lot of costs associated with rowing, especially for competitive members. But as a non-profit organisation, Nelson Rowing Club aims to keep all costs including membership subscriptions and regatta costs as low as possible.
The Nelson Rowing Club membership year is from 1 September to 31 August. The exception to this is the Learn to Row programs which are 5 weeks in duration and run throughout the year.
Fees you can expect to pay over a season:
Membership Subscription Fees
The subscription fees of the Club help cover our operational costs which include building overheads (power, gas, water), equipment overheads (including maintenance and insurance), asset usage and replacement, and GST. We believe our subscriptions represent good value for money and are on par or cheaper than other similarly sized rowing clubs in New Zealand.
|
NRC Membership Type |
2026/2027 Fee (Incl GST) |
|
Learn to Row Course (5 Weeks) |
$120.00 |
|
Competitive Member |
$1000.00 + RNZ Race Licence |
|
Non-Competitive Member |
$450.00 |
|
Coxswain |
$85.00 + RNZ Race Licence if required |
|
Parent / Guardian |
$0.00 |
|
Supporting Member |
$10.00 + Donation |
|
Life Member |
$0.00 |
|
Casual Visit (with NRC Member) |
$20.00 |
|
Rowing NZ Licence Fee (required for Rowit Regattas) |
$119.02 |
For those competitive members who are joining us for only a portion of the rowing season due to university commitments please select the competitive membership and get in touch with our treasurer.
For those members attending camps and regattas throughout the season further fees will be required. This may include
- Club Uniform - only compulsory piece of uniform is for those who are competing for NRC and will require the NRC rowsuit. Furthermore if competing for a school will require the rowsuit for their school as well. Costs for uniform are provide din the NRC Shop
- Training Camps - training camps are held through out the season at Lake Rotoroa or Blenheim. Costs will vary depending on the number of rowers attending. Costs for
- Regattas - regattas held in Blenheim, Twizel, Cambridge and other locations in the South Island are attended by NRC and will incur costs for travel, food, accommodation and entry to the regatta.
- An estimate of costs for training camps and regattas is provided on the NRC Calenders. These have been estimated from previous years.
NRC College/Club Program Calender
Payment Plans
Nelson Rowing Club relies on its members to pay subscription fees, regatta costs and other costs (uniforms, event tickets) on time. During the main regatta season from October to March, the Club has significant bills to pay so if we don't receive prompt payments from our members, the cashflow of the Club comes under a lot of pressure.
We encourage members to set up payment plans either with themselves or direct with our NRC Treasurer to ensure prompt payments of invoices as per the NRC Terms of Trade and Membership Terms and Conditions.
For further information please get in contact with Hamish Tomlinson on treasurer@nelsonrowing.co.nz
Helping to keep costs reasonable:
Funding
The Club regularly applies to funding organisations for grants to purchase boats and equipment.
In this way, the Club is able to provide a modern fleet of rowing boats for our members to enjoy, without substantially increasing the cost of annual subscriptions to cover plant and equipment.
Fundraising
The Club tries to hold a Quiz Night and Community 8 Event each year which not only help to raise funds for the Club, but are fun, social events for our Club members to enjoy. Other fundraisers the Club have organised include a very successful erg-a-thon, a honey fundraiser and monster raffle.
If you enjoy fundraising and have some ideas you think are worth trying and/or are keen to help out and would like the opportunity to meet other parents and members in the club, we'd love to hear from you!
